Headlight polishing

Headlight Polishing

Headlight polishing is essential when your car's headlight lens becomes dull, yellowed, or damaged. By polishing your headlights yourself, you can avoid high costs and the need to buy new ones. After polishing, the headlight lens becomes clear and looks like new, ensuring a high light output that enhances safety for both you and other road users. Read our blog to learn how to polish your headlights yourself.

When to Polish Headlights?

Polishing your headlights is necessary when they are yellowed, dull, or weathered. You can also remove scratches by polishing. Make sure your headlights are dry and clean before starting. You can polish your headlights either indoors or outdoors, as long as the car is not in direct sunlight.

Step-by-Step Guide: How to Polish Headlights?

Step-by-step guide to polishing headlights helps you restore dull headlights and remove scratches. We explain each step in detail so you can polish your headlights and make them look like new.

  1. Park the car indoors or in the shade.
  2. Clean the headlights with a degreaser or cleaning agent.
  3. Wet sand the headlight using waterproof sandpaper. Use P2000 and P3000 grit for sanding.
  4. Degrease the headlight again with a cleaner.
  5. In the first step, use a coarse polishing compound to polish the dull headlights. This removes scratches.
  6. Wipe away the polish with a clean microfiber cloth.
  7. In the second step, use a fine polishing compound to remove remaining small scratches and light residue. This restores the headlight's clarity and shine.
  8. Again, wipe off the polish with a clean microfiber cloth.
  9. Done! Your car's headlights now look as good as new. If desired, you can protect the headlights with a clear coat or sealant.

What Do You Need to Polish Headlights?

To polish your headlights, you’ll need a few products that allow you to do the job yourself. Depending on whether you want to polish by hand or with a machine, choose products from the list below:

Headlight Polishing Compound

Headlight polishing compound is a polish that safely polishes headlights. It starts off coarse and becomes finer as you polish. This allows the headlight polish to remove scratches and restore dull lenses, making them clear and glossy.

Yellowed Headlights? Here's How to Restore Them!

If your car has yellowed headlights, you can restore them to make them clear and like new. Yellowing is caused by UV sunlight and other weather conditions. Yellowed headlights reduce visibility, making driving less safe, and they make your car look less appealing, lowering its value. Make sure to polish your yellowed headlights in time!

Cost of Headlight Polishing

Polishing your headlights yourself is cost-effective. You can purchase special products online from CROP to polish your car's headlights or polish glass. By doing it yourself, you save money, and your headlights will look brand new.